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| | HB1370 Engrossed | | LRB103 25818 CPF 52169 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. References to Act. This Act may be referred to |
| 5 | | as the Large Event Recycling and Composting Law.
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| 6 | | Section 5. The Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act is |
| 7 | | amended by adding Section 10.2 as follows:
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| 8 | | (415 ILCS 15/10.2 new) |
| 9 | | Sec. 10.2. Event facilities. |
| 10 | | (a) On and after January 1, 2025, an owner or operator of |
| 11 | | an event facility that has a maximum legal capacity or |
| 12 | | occupancy of at least 3,500 persons shall provide for (i) the |
| 13 | | recycling of items, including, but not limited to, glass, |
| 14 | | aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, and plastic beverage cups or |
| 15 | | bottles that are generated at a public meeting or public event |
| 16 | | held at the event facility, (ii) the transfer of these |
| 17 | | recyclable materials to a recycling center for processing, and |
| 18 | | (iii) the composting of organic waste, which shall be |
| 19 | | collected separate from the collection of recyclable |
| 20 | | materials. |
| 21 | | (b) In this Section, "event facility" means a structure |
| 22 | | for holding public meetings or public events, including, but |